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  Worcester MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Tests conducted last week of a novel technology that can greatly accelerate the combustion of crude oil floating on water demonstrated its potential to become an effective tool for minimizing the environmental impact of future oil spills. Called the Flame Refluxer, the technology, developed by fire protection engineering researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) with funding from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), could make it possible to burn off spilled oil quickly ... read more |
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New study defines best materials for carbon capture, methane selectivityHouston TX (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Natural gas producers want to draw all the methane they can from a well while sequestering as much carbon dioxide as possible, and could use filters that optimize either carbon capture or methane fl ... more 
Oil streak continues offshore SenegalWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 After going eight-for-eight in oil discoveries off the coast of Senegal, Australian energy company FAR Ltd. said it expects a revision to reserve estimates. ... more 
More than $2 billion in spending slated offshore NorwayWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 Norwegian energy company Statoil said it submitted plans to the government to spend more than $2 billion to revitalize operations in the Norwegian Sea. ... more 
Maersk Oil gets new oil out of the North SeaWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 Calling it a driver for value, Maersk Oil said oil started flowing from its Flyndre field in the British and Norwegian waters of the North Sea for the first time. ... more |
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Russia's Lukoil to invest more offshore this yearWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 Russian oil company Lukoil aims to invest at least four-times as much on offshore oil and gas exploration than it did last year, a resources minister said. ... more 
Development progressing for new Gulf of Mexico fieldWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 In a sign of sector confidence, French energy services company TechnipFMC said it got a contract to help build new production components in the Gulf of Mexico. ... more 
Oil loses out after weekend meeting of OPECWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 Crude oil prices lost traction early Monday after parties to an OPEC-led production deal delayed action on a possible extension until next month. ... more 
China oil giant Sinopec posts 44% jump in net profitShanghai (AFP) March 27, 2017 State-owned Chinese energy major Sinopec said 2016 net profit jumped 44 percent, its first annual profit rise in three years, as strong demand and better margins in its downstream refining business helped offset low oil prices. ... more 
Energy sector gains having spillover effect for TexasWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 Gains in the energy sector are spilling over into other parts of the economy, with manufacturing getting some secondary support, a Texas economist said. ... more 
Keystone approval spells headache for Canada's TrudeauOttawa (AFP) March 25, 2017 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to welcome Washington's approval Friday of a major new pipeline from Canada into the United States, but observers say it creates political headaches for his administration. ... more |
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 Hurdles remain for Keystone XL oil pipeline 
Trump approves Keystone XL pipeline, hails 'great day' for jobsWashington (AFP) March 24, 2017 True to his pledge, President Donald Trump gave final approval on Friday for TransCanada to build the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, overriding environmental concerns in favor of boosting jobs and energy supply. ... more 
Iranian oil docked for market in BelarusWashington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017 Iranian state media reported Friday a batch of Iran's oil purchased by Belarus was docked at the Port of Odessa and in the processing steps for refining. ... more 
Shell dumps assets onshore GabonWashington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017 As part of an effort to streamline its portfolio after acquiring BG Group, Royal Dutch Shell said Friday it was leaving parts of Africa behind after 55 years. ... more 
Russia trying to gain influence in Libya: US generalWashington (AFP) March 24, 2017 Russia is trying to expand its influence in Libya through a combination of military means and oil and weapons sales, a top US general said Friday. ... more |
  Jakarta (AFP) March 20, 2017 
Brightly coloured wooden and brick houses line a clean riverside path amid trees and vegetable gardens, a tranquil scene in the normally chaotic Indonesian capital Jakarta.
Residents have transformed the "kampung", as traditional neighbourhoods are known in Indonesia, into a model of clean and green living in an effort to fight off the threat of eviction.
Tongkol kampung was once much ... more Upton NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Chemists ID catalytic 'key' for converting CO2 to methanol  Upton NY (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Study IDs link between sugar signaling and regulation of oil production in plants  Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 16, 2017NASA Study Confirms Biofuels Reduce Jet Engine Pollution |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 
The rapidly expanding solar energy industry could meaningfully contribute to curbing climate change only if governments and the private sector approach it more economically and efficiently, according to a new Stanford study.
Researchers from Stanford's Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance encourage the United States to reconsider a wide variety of its solar energy policies in ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Revealing the microscopic mechanisms in perovskite solar cells  Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017Sea change needed for low-carbon economy  Dubai (AFP) March 20, 2017Dubai harvests desert sun at vast solar plant |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017 
The results of an auction for the right to develop wind energy offshore North Carolina makes it a major low-carbon economic stimulus, a trade group said.
Avangrid Renewables was the winner of an auction for a lease area offshore Kitty Hawk with a $9 million bid to develop wind energy in federal waters. Nancy Sopko, director of offshore issues for the American Wind Energy Association, pr ... moreWashington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017North Carolina ready for offshore wind energy auction  London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Flagship English Channel wind farm nears completion Paris (UPI) Mar 06, 2017French, Spanish companies set for more wind power off coast of France |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017 
Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday as fears grow about the future of one of Japan's best-known firms, hit by massive losses and accounting fraud allegations at its US nuclear unit.
The Tokyo-listed stock dropped as much as 13.62 percent at one point, with concerns that the embattled company's shares could be delisted from the bourse.
Toshiba ended the day at 189.5 yen ($1.65), down 12.22 p ... more London, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017The EIC and Nuclear AMRC sign MoU  Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017German energy company RWE evolving for success  Manchester UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Potential approach to how radioactive elements could be 'fished out' of nuclear waste |
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 New York (AFP) March 23, 2017 
Emails sent under a pseudonym by current US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when he was still CEO of ExxonMobil, and which are sought by a court, cannot be produced, lawyers for the oil giant said.
According to a letter dated March 21 and sent Wednesday by ExxonMobil to AFP, these emails, sent under the name Wayne Tracker, cannot be recovered for the period from September 5, 2014 to Novembe ... more Baidoa, Somalia (AFP) March 20, 2017Cloaked in rags and dust, Somalis flee looming famine  New York NY (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Under the dead sea, warnings of dire drought  Geneva (AFP) March 21, 20172017 already marked by climate extremes: UN |
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German energy company E.ON said Monday it was working within a government program to advance charging points for electric-powered mobility options.
The company's subsidiaries submitted grant applications for more than 700 charging stations on behalf of the municipalities in which they operate.
"Using various models, E.ON's regional companies are offering charging solutions for al ... more San Francisco (AFP) March 27, 2017Uber putting self-driving cars back on the road  London (AFP) March 22, 2017China's Geely opens UK plant for electric London taxis  Jerusalem (AFP) March 17, 2017Intel deal may fuel Israel's rise as builder of car brains |
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 Arbil, Iraq (AFP) March 27, 2017  Iraqi forces renewed their assault Monday against jihadists in Mosul's Old City, after days in which the battle was overshadowed by reports of heavy civilian casualties from air strikes.
Iraqi forces began the massive operation to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group last month and have recaptured a series of neighbourhoods, but the battle poses a major threat to civilians in ... more Washington (AFP) March 26, 2017Pentagon enjoying greater leeway under Trump Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 26, 2017Iraqis remove bodies from rubble in west Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) March 24, 2017Iraq's Sadr threatens boycott if election law unchanged |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 27, 2017 
More than 100 countries on Monday launched the first UN talks aimed at achieving a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons, as Washington led an international boycott of a process it deems unrealistic.
Before the conference had even begun, the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, spoke out to reject the proposal in the light of current global security threats.
"As a mom and a daughter th ... more Seoul (AFP) March 22, 2017North Korea's parliament to hold rare meeting: KCNA  Washington (AFP) March 23, 2017China's ZTE pleads guilty to violating US sanctions on Iran, N.Korea  Washington (AFP) March 23, 2017US sees 'activity' at N. Korea nuke sites: US official |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2017  Hong Kong's new leader Carrie Lam pledged Sunday to mend political rifts after winning a vote dismissed as a sham by democracy activists who fear the loss of the city's cherished freedoms.
The former career civil servant was chosen as next chief executive of the semi-autonomous city by a mainly pro-China committee. She was widely seen as Beijing's favourite candidate.
Her main rival, ex- ... moreHong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2017Beijing favourite Lam wins Hong Kong leadership  Beijing (AFP) March 27, 2017Australia-based professor blocked from leaving China  Hong Kong (AFP) March 27, 2017Hong Kong targets activists day after vote |
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 Cotonou (AFP) March 27, 2017 
Benin's defence minister announced his resignation on Monday to protest President Patrice Talon's plans to overhaul the constitution.
Candide Armand-Marie Azannai wrote on his Facebook page that he had decided to quit because of "recent developments in this country's politics".
Businessman Talon, who was elected last year, has proposed amending the constitution to limit presidents to a s ... more Washington (AFP) March 24, 2017Operations against Kony's LRA 'coming to an end': US general  Bamako (AFP) March 27, 2017Mali peace conference hit by boycott Abuja (AFP) March 21, 2017Nigerian rights group denounces 'attacks' on Amnesty office |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 
Thales, in partnership with AMST, has begun work on the construction of a High-G force Training and Test Capability facility for Britain's Royal Air Force.
The centrifuge facility at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire will train RAF and Royal Navy pilots to counter the effects of G-forces on their bodies during combat missions. It is due to go online in October 2018.
Thales said it wil ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Lockheed transferring production site for F-16s  Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017Raytheon tapped for Super Hornet, Growler radar upgrades  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017French government approves Rafale F4 upgrades |
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 Newark DE (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
Fair trade certified coffee is the kind of phrase that sounds good on a Whole Foods shelf, the type of marketing that merges first world affluence with third world resource. For the average consumer, it implies fairness in labor and wealth, the idea that small producers profit directly from the products and goods they produce.
The reality is far more complex, says Lindsay Naylor, assistant ... more Brussels (AFP) March 27, 2017EU clears Dow-DuPont chemicals mega-merger  Geneva (AFP) March 21, 2017China asks WTO to weigh in on EU anti-dumping measures  Tangiers, Morocco (AFP) March 20, 2017Morocco's Tangiers to host Chinese industrial city |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 19, 2016 
Chinese growth stabilised in the third quarter, data showed Wednesday, as ample credit and hot property markets propped up the world's second-largest economy.
But while the forecast-beating reading was in line with state targets, it came as experts warned that authorities have relied too much on easy credit, which has in turn increased financial risks.
The economy grew 6.7 percent in Jul ... moreNew York (AFP) Oct 14, 2016China data and US banks propel equities higher  Beijing (AFP) Oct 11, 2016No debt-for-equity cure for zombie firms, says China  Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2016China's ranks of super-rich rise despite economic slowdown |
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 Washington (AFP) March 25, 2017
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with NATO members next week in Brussels, officials said Friday, as alliance diplomats worked to nail down the date.
"We are currently planning to hold the meeting of NATO foreign ministers on 31 March. Consultations on scheduling among Allies are ongoing," a NATO official in Brussels said.
The NATO foreign ministers meeting had been planned f ... more Manila (AFP) March 27, 2017Japan loans Manila military planes for South China Sea  Washington (AFP) March 27, 2017US Senate advances approval of Montenegro into NATO  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017U.K. Typhoons to deploy to Romania for air policing mission |
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 Paris (AFP) March 27, 2017 
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday unveiled a grand plan to clean up the French capital, putting teeth into the campaign by stepping up enforcement operations.
The city will be "uncompromising with those who sully the public space," she said, addressing one of the main complaints of residents and tourists alike.
The Socialist mayor said the squad of police handing out fines - dubbed the ... more Bogota (AFP) March 27, 2017Colombian town votes against gold mine, in vain  Minneapolis, MN (SPX) Mar 23, 2017'Super sponge' promises effective toxic clean-up of lakes and more  Punta Gorda, United States (AFP) March 22, 2017Florida eco-friendly town opens for business |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017 
Many assume the world will end in chaos, a complete breakdown of the social order. The results of a new video game study suggest otherwise.
Participants in a role-playing video game study engaged in acts of cooperation and assistance as their virtual world came to an end. Analysis of the virtual actions of 80,000 participants playing ArcheAge showed acts of violence were relatively rare ... more Dhaka (IANS) Mar 27, 2017Bangladesh to join India's South Asia Satellite initiative  Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Extreme space weather: Protecting our critical infrastructure  Luxembourg (SPX) Mar 23, 2017SES is enabling disaster response and connecting affected communities |
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